Spinning Yarns: The Best Children’s Stories from India

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There’s something in this collection for everyone-scary ghost stories, thrilling adventure tales, nonsense rhymes that will tickle you silly, stories of school and home, of celebrations and hard times, of light-hearted fun as well as heartbreak. In Spinning Yarns: The Best Children’s Stories from India, the classic works of literary giants like Rabindranath Tagore and Premchand accompany the offerings of modernmasters like R. K. Narayan, Vikram Seth, Paul Zacharia and Sudha Murty. Savour the evergreen charm of Sukumar Ray’s poetry and devour an exciting shikar tale by Jim Corbett. Well-loved contemporary writers like Ruskin Bond, Ranjit Lal and Paro Anand too find a place in the book. Selected with much love and thought, the stories and poems in this anthology provide an unforgettable experience for readers of all ages. ‘A magical bouquet of tales for children, containing works of classic and contemporary greats-from the traditional to the modern; from the roots to the blossom.’-Gulzar